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photograph of a first edition copy of the novel "The Grapes of Wrath"

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A first edition of "The Grapes of Wrath" was among a recent donation of John Steinbeck's major works to the UCSB Library archive

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Trove of John Steinbeck first editions and audio recordings elevate UCSB Library archive

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November 25, 2024

Materials scientist Daniel Oropeza receives prestigious award to advance high-temperature 3D ceramics

November 20, 2024

Prof. Meghan Morrissey honored by the American Cancer Society for her work on cancer immunotherapy

November 18, 2024

Abortion access linked to future economic and educational success

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December 3, 2024

For its upcoming 19th season, UCSB Reads leans into ‘delights’

November 5, 2024

New agreement empowers more UC authors to share their scholarship openly

November 5, 2024

UC Santa Barbara joins consortium of universities carrying out Earth system research

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Portrait of Leah Bleich

Director Leah Bleich brings her first feature to the campus where she got her start in filmmaking.

November 19, 2024

‘Back’ to the future: Alum Leah Bleich returns to campus with her first feature film

printed materials of assorted sizes and styles

November 13, 2024

Santa Barbara’s Off Register art book and print fair brings art, prints and interactive exhibits

Three actors on a stage in colorful makeup and costumes for The Threepenny Opera

UC Santa Santa Barbara Department of Theater and Dance is mounting a new production of 1928 play “The Threepenny Opera”

November 12, 2024

A bracingly contemporary century-old masterpiece

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Mapping Alzheimer's Productions

Colombian neuroscientist Francisco Lopera, left, and UCSB neuroscientist Kenneth S. Kosik

October 29, 2024

Mapping Alzheimer’s: UCSB’s Cristina Venegas follows a genetic puzzle tracing Alzheimer’s roots from Colombia

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The internal structure of a jet engine

November 25, 2024

Materials scientist Daniel Oropeza receives prestigious award to advance high-temperature 3D ceramics

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November 21, 2024

Researchers paint a global picture of whale-ship collision risk

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November 18, 2024

Revealing the hidden costs of what we eat

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November 14, 2024

A new study in Science maps out a comprehensive plan to eliminate plastic pollution by 2050

illustration of two women, one of whom is pregnant, standing in front of a balancing scale

November 18, 2024

Abortion access linked to future economic and educational success

November 6, 2024

Bridging divided views to strengthen communities

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October 23, 2024

Is ‘U-shaped happiness’ universal? Not for rural subsistence populations, say researchers

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Professor and author Tania Israel, October 2024

October 4, 2024

Tania Israel’s new book teaches civil conversations in divisive times

photograph of a first edition copy of the novel "The Grapes of Wrath"

A first edition of "The Grapes of Wrath" was among a recent donation of John Steinbeck's major works to the UCSB Library archive

November 22, 2024

Trove of John Steinbeck first editions and audio recordings elevate UCSB Library archive

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November 21, 2024

UCSB ranks eighth globally for interdisciplinary science

Meghan Morrissey uses a micropipette in her lab.

Morrissey’s group is working to harness macrophage immune cells for novel cancer therapies.

November 20, 2024

Prof. Meghan Morrissey honored by the American Cancer Society for her work on cancer immunotherapy

three-panel photographic image of a woman holding a picture of her son, the cover of a new book on Guatemala and the dry riverbed below a dam

"The Fourth Invasion" argues that present-day hydroelectric projects are a continuation of Guatemala's long history of colonialism and resource exploitation and includes the state-sponsored genocide of the late 20th century

November 19, 2024

Guatemala’s history of colonialism, from genocide to extractionist industries

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